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'Why can't he see it?' - Aliadiere blasts Emery over Ozil absence

The Germany playmaker has been consistently left out of his manager's team selections over Christmas and the New Year as Arsenal have faltered badly

Jeremie Aliadiere says he “can’t understand” why Mesut Ozil is not in Unai Emery’s Arsenal team.

The Spaniard has repeatedly left Ozil out of the team this season with speculation growing that he is set to leave the Emirates.

The former Germany international is the club's highest-paid player but has been made to watch from the sidelines as Arsenal have stuttered through the Christmas and New Year period.

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And former Gunners striker Aliadiere is at a loss to explain Ozil’s continued omission from the team.